Every monday - 18:00 GMT . Registration for the next round begins after finishing the current round. (i.e. registration will be open for 7 days a week)

5- Directors:

Will be decided each week.

6- Delays and drops:

- Each player who logs off after registration in the tournament, or refuses the invitation of his/her opponent, will be given 5 minutes to start his/her match. If s/he fails to do so, a victory shall be awarded for his/her opponent.

- Exept for the final match, all the normal matches shall not exceed 45 mins. If so, the tournament director will award a win to the player who is the favorite.

- Every participant who drops connection 3 times during one match, shall be forfeited.

7- Bot-using issue

- Every participant who suspects of his opponent using a bot during his/her match, can send the match file in .mat format to tournament directors and if after due analysis, it was proven that this was actually the case, the cheater shall be banned for future rounds.

8- Awards

i) Regular points

- 1 point for each participation- 2 point for each victory- 3 point for each finalist- 5 point + 100 NACCI points for each round championship

These points are to be accumulated to decide the monthly and yearly winners who will claim the special points:

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

I am not natural english speaker nor reader but I think that is the registration for the tourney that is open from monday to monday until the tourney starts.

As it is stated in the tourney rules:

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4-Schedule:

Every monday - 18:00 GMT . Registration for the next round begins after finishing the current round. (i.e. registration will be open for 7 days a week)

And if I remember well the past discussion on the lenght of the tourney it is a live tourney that starts at 18:00 GMT

Hope it will help you socksey

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But I also have a question. When do we register to the 1st tourney? I asked tourneybot but it does not seem to have any tourney created.So does the registration proces start at 18:00 GMT tonight or is it the time for the fisrt round ?

Ok I had my answer in the shouts on Fibs : Registration is now open: tell TourneyBot register 2430Play starts at 18:00 GMT

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

By the way, I would like to continue using this thread as well, if the admins agree as some people are used to check updates here.

Again thank you, Frank.

Regards

« Last Edit: May 09, 2008, 10:54:43 PM by PersianLord »

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The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

Monday's Gladiatorial Challenge is now giving away Nacci Points to the winners. 100 points each week to the winners and even bigger prizes to those who win monthly and session titles.

This is a tremendous deal for Nacci players. You shouldn't miss the tournament if you are in FIBS-O-NACCI.

--donzaemon

Ooga Booga!

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The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

He won 300 NACCI pts last night, 100 for winning the weekly title and another 200 pts for gaining the monthly title and his account was credited with that huge amount today. Now he is well positioned to go for the points race in FIBS-O-NACCI.

Regards

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The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

Unfortunately, we witnessed abusive behaviour from ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER during the last night's MGC tourney. Here I first provide the related documnets and then will probe the issue. Any suggestion and proposal would be greatly appreciated, but please send them via 'private message', either in this forum or in FIBS.

1- Rude comments during the match

As can be seen in the tourney page in NACCI website, ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER had been paired with stog in the 1/8 final round:

As can be seen, ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER was whining about the dice all the time which is enough bad, but rude comments targetting his opponent personally is definitely inexcusable. I have marked these with red.

A 2-ply analysis of the match shows that not even stog was not that '####ing lucky', but it was actually the very whining ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER himself who enjoyed a greater share of luck during the whole match:

Nonetheless,I would like to provide a position in which stog (red) got a very lucky roll that actually changed the fate of the match:

I admit this is a lucky roll, but should I remind the very unlucky roll for stog in 17th move of the same game which forced him to leave 2 blots during the bear-off ( Position ID: 3dkAhDC+DQAAAA, Match ID: cIluACAAEAAA) ? Or should I remind the very next roll for ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER which enabled him to hit both checkers? (Position ID: vgIAAN3ZAIQwAA, Match ID : MAFlACAAEAAA)

Luck does play a roll in BG, and everyone get a same share of it in the long run.

2- Delaying moves on purpose:

After that lucky roll from stog which left no hope for recovering, ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER began yet another abusive behaviour: 'delaying moves on purpose', apparantly in a heinous try to revenge. The unfair and deliberate delay was observed by both juanz and blotsalot.

3- Rude shouts

After much delay, ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER resigned, but immediately afterwards began sending rude shouts. In one case, he called MGC a 'RIGGED dice tourney' and went on by being rude against DeaDice, who is the co-TD of MGC:

Jean_le_Joueur shouts: Aurevoir Mesdames! Jean_le_Joueur shouts: This place is getting overcrowded. s DeaDice shouts: told me once a cubes was bad, breause his "real" rating was higher, and it was an insult. inim shouts: not very old, 30s i think You shout: heart-attack? DeaDice shouts: no. zbilbo shouts: so far i know it was some kind of muscle dystrophi (sp/name?) inim shouts: no, he had some rare disease destroying some vital parts of his body, he was in the wheelchair already and knew it would come inim shouts: yes, something like that You shout: MS blotsalot shouts: yes ms You shout: Maybe MS FlorianGeyer shouts: This place is getting overcrowded. DeaDice shouts: yes. zbilbo shouts: same as stephen hawking i guess ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: deadice says :yes You shout: My uncle's wife died of exactly the same ####ing disease last month spudgun shouts: ####ing disease spudgun shouts: AIDS ? DeaDice shouts: ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER...be obssesed with me, and suffer...please.... You shout: It's terrible to know you're going to die ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: obesed with you krautlover shouts: well, we all know that krautlover shouts: we just don't know when inim shouts: anakin kept a good spirit until the end ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: good heavens no You shout: i'd rather die right away inim shouts: he was very brave i guess DeaDice shouts: stfu then.... QuoteBot shouts: The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around. -- Herb Caen Slipshod shouts: u roll like that aginst me again kraut, and it will be sooner rather than later You shout: that takes a strong personality adrian shouts: DD, I am obsessed.... too! DeaDice shouts: lol... DeaDice shouts: for you, adrian, no suffering wished, you are cool. ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: deadice contributes : yes and lol adrian shouts: is that a promise for a date? Gusssss shouts: strange, DeaD normally wishes for people to have heart attacks Gusssss shouts: she must really like you inim shouts: good article from Zbigniew Brzezinski (former US national security advisor) and William Odom (former NSA director) about iran an nukes inim shouts: DeaDice shouts: Guessss step up wth his lies...what is this?... Gusssss shouts: not lies ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: lice lice in deadice Gusssss shouts: you said to me to \"go have a heart attack\" Gusssss shouts: you know it Gusssss shouts: lovely DeaDice shouts: ok....#######..let's go.......Guesss sheats.... You shout: inim, you seem to be more capable then me in posting out-of-content shouts, lol yeti_yew shouts: ) ? Gusssss shouts: ah, pissed again? ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: deadice feeds on lice shabnam shouts: hi yeti yeti_yew shouts: hello shabbo Honeygirl_ll shouts: hi shabbie;-) DeaDice shouts: no...I won..you tried donz..you whined to Patti, you are a loser. yeti_yew shouts: ) shabnam shouts: Hi HG ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: deadice talking about whining inim shouts: "The widely propagated notion of a suicidal Iran detonating its very first nuclear weapon against Israel is more the product of paranoia or demagogy than of serious strategic calculus. It cannot be the basis for U.S. policy, and it should not be for Israel's, either." ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: thats a joke krautlover shouts: thanks for the link, inim; that's enough, though. inim shouts: You shout: lol Slipshod shouts: kraut can't handle informatio overload yeti_yew shouts: ? adrian shouts: oh well, I like her too Guss. There are only 2 players on my villain list.... that list can be improved. Besides those two noone ever told me that I am a lucky idiot, so the list may stay short. yeti_yew shouts: hey dude ?? ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: not even me adrian?adrian shouts: not even you ZW yeti_yew shouts: bribe me my two blue roses ;-)) inim shouts: and speaking of nukes, this news is a real hammer: inim shouts: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/31/nuclear.internationalcrimeinim shouts: switzerland confiscated nuclear blueprints so hot they had to destroy them not to violate their NPT membershop inim shouts: an uncontrolled number of copies floats the "scene" Slipshod shouts: the swiss just resondingly voted down mading it more difficult for foreigners to become citizens inim shouts: yes, but they already got a very strict regime, which will stay intact yeti_yew shouts: inim shouts: "The blueprints were in digital form and are believed to have been copied on to the network's computers in Dubai, the hub for the Khan operation." inim shouts: isn't that convenient, PDF howtos adrian shouts: Fibs joke: RG_S is watching ratebot. You shout: lol You shout: Khan operation, inim? adrian shouts: I have no power, my conn will break soon. bye bye all You shout: Thanks adrian for help, good night! adrian shouts: storm.yvw PL miss_treat shouts: slip, the foreigners votation was rejected by over 60% Slipshod shouts: i know Slipshod shouts: only one county approved it inim shouts: khan was involved, as were a number of others from switzerland, germany, dubai, pakistan, etc. inim shouts: but it seems the material leaked more or less uncontrolledly in PDF form, that is the real new threat inim shouts: when we will find it on emule? Slipshod shouts: dubai yellow brick road miss_treat shouts: as we know so far, destruction of docs was asked by cia Slipshod shouts: where the bombs of society lie inim shouts: how do you destroy PDF documents which have already been copied? You shout: And inim, US army is afraid to attack Iran, they're afraid of shabnam You shout: buwahahaa Slipshod shouts: shabam adrian shouts: Wohooo, power's back ! (I wonder 4 how long?..) inim shouts: CIA doesn't even know who exactly has copies inim shouts: and dr. khan probably can be found cursing because he just lost his trade secrets ... DeaDice shouts: Guesss has expressed that this tourney is ####ed and run by idiots, Slipshod shouts: inim, allow me to donate to your 1800 total ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: lice inim shouts: wish granted, invite adrian shouts: isn't lice a bug? ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: rhyms on dice ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: dea inim shouts: ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER <-- lice-sense to roll 5-1 DeaDice shouts: The tornneys are fun to do, and if you guys cannot enjoy them, please do not enter. ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: more lice for tourneys DeaDice shouts: whatever..... adrian shouts: It is not fun to award wins, ban players or resolve good/bad dice related isuues. Gusssss shouts: ah \"whatever\", the mantra of the brain-dead DeaDice shouts: exactly.....adrian...

And the last scene:

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ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER shouts: om==prana=swami=lice DeaDice shouts: Guesss, I have asked for you to be banned, per your request..... Gusssss shouts: ban Guesss Gusssss shouts: go for it Gusssss shouts: perhaps you light even learn what my real nick is Gusssss shouts: might Miccimalou shouts: Thanks for hosting DeaDice shouts: please....you both have made your points..idiots.... spudgun shouts: hi micci You shout: Thanks for playing Micci Miccimalou shouts: hi spuddy You shout: see you next monday, Micci blotsalot shouts: thanks for hosting Lord You shout: Thanks for playing, blottie, see you next monday You shout: but hopefully you'll find someone else to gammon him on 2 cube with 16 moves, lol yeti_yew shouts: bye all You shout: night yeti shabnam shouts: bye yeti Miccimalou shouts: bye yeti DeaDice shouts: blots ia my x teamie...killer..... Miccimalou shouts: lol blotsalot shouts: against someone, my Lord, it just wouldn't be nearly as sweet You shout: lol ParlorBot shouts: It seems hillux has disappeared. My estimated odds to win were 98.25%. You shout: ParlorBot shouts: Would someone else like to play? gBOTcasualplayer shouts: This place is getting overcrowded. Miccimalou shouts: ;-) spudgun shouts: my hands stink of fish spudgun shouts: washed them several times Miccimalou shouts: why spud? spudgun shouts: been fishing yeti_yew shouts: Miccimalou shouts: oh l would like to be near you

Verdict

So far it has become obvious that ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER :

- Complained about dice in an infair manner

- Called his opponent a 'fucking lucky guy' and also told him that he doesn't 'deserve a ####ing win'

- Called MGC a 'rigged dice tourney'

- Insulted a co-TD of MGC

Well, if ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER really thinks that our tourney has rigged dice, he simply can avoid playing in it from now on. But insulting players and moderators is really intolerable. Because this was the first instance of abusive behaviour, ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER is not banned from taking part in the next rounds, but I really hope that he will not repeat this unfair behaviour anymore, as he promised. I would like to run MGC even with 4 players but with no abuse than with 16 players with this degree of unfair behaviour.

PS: As many may know, me and ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER were enemies until quite recently when we become friends and actually yesterday we withdrew our mutual complaints. Thus, this is really not a case that I might take revenge of him.

ZWAAISTAARTMEESTER also chatted with me after the match and confessed that his behaviour was not true and that he gets upset too quickly. This takes a strong personality and I really hope he will act accordingly which he and his opponents deserve.

Regards

« Last Edit: June 03, 2008, 10:50:54 AM by PersianLord »

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The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. - T.K

The long version: That would be an automatic ban if I were TD. I run tourneys for the pleasure of my "customers". I don't need people fouling the service that I provide by making it an unpleasant experience for any or all of the others. The subsequent apology could earn a second chance but only after I'd inquired into the nature of the offender's relations with others (which I may have witnessed or had direct experience of). If, as seems the case, the person was known to be unpleasant in other contexts then the apology would be taken with much scepticsm. If they had redeeming features (eg. positive contributions to Fibs or, even better, positive contributions to my Paypal account ) then these would be taken into consideration but, without a sufficiency, the plea would be regretfully turned down.

I , hereby, invite you to be a TD for FIBS tourneys! Please! I am sure all the remaining (or better said acting) TD's will help you with the job . Since you do it on PartyGammon, would be easy to do it here too.

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Helping people is tricky. Give help to anyone and he will remember it only when he is in need again. Since I am not someone who makes history, I help people.

There's a playBunny on PartyGammon? Or is it PlayBunny? Maybe they don't make a distinction in capitalisation and if not then, dang!, my name's been nicked. :-( Not that I'm anywhere near exploring what Partygammon's got to offer yet. I'm at too many sites already.

Actually I would be interested in TDing at Fibs but then again I'd also be interested in writing a client, writeing a bot, adding a match archive and all sorts of way too ambitious things! The Bunny part of my name represents a nature that sees me hopping from one thing to another. Dailygammon gets the most out of me, though, I could do more if I wern't such a bunny. ;-)